afterwards.....

Okay,
so our presentation went quite well and smoothly. I was very pleased by the response from Mark and Meena. I felt that we explored the topic in depth. Meena's question about why objects such as figures, games etc, and why people exploit Jack the Ripper, threw me a bit because throughout each of our parts we explained that their is a market for such items mainly due to the many open interpretations of who the Ripper was/ what exactly happened, therefore it can be explored and exploited in many different ways. Also i felt at the time this was shown by Cat, who talked about many Americas thinking the Ripper was a fictional character etc. However after the presentation i thought about this more, i realised Meena's point and thought what we could of done to improved it further. I think that even though we all included why we think people exploit the Ripper, we did it briefly and did not highlight its importance in any significant way. Therefore if we could of changed anything, it would been to include a section/ slide(s) exploring why people exploit the Ripper, and why there was a market for this, looking at different reasons etc.

As this was the first presentation i have really done at uni for an assessment. I have learned quite a lot, heres a quick list.
1. That i don't like relying on other people for my grade, as other people have different acceptances of what is a 'good' grade for them etc.
2. It made me realize that in group work, its not always equal like it should be. Even though we all did our own individual research etc, and all worked equally hard in that particular sense. I did feel that the work overall was not Shared equally, and that Me and Emma in particular was left with the task of bringing it all together, or left with the fear that it wouldnt of been if we hadn't of done this.
3. In a more positive aspects, presentations make you research/prepare weeks in advance because other people are relying on you, and you don't want to make a fool of yourself in front of other etc on the day. Another advantage of this is its less rushed and it gives you the opportunity to find lots more.
4. Also that presentations etc, are not really scary or nothing to get really stressed about which i thought they would be. Whilst im on this point, i also believe that they dont have to be as boring as you think. Our particular topic i found extremely interesting and with the use of visual aids, clips etc, you can create something good.
5. Finally that the use of a blog alongside presentation topic is an EXTREMELY good idea, it keeps the whole group in touch. It makes you find/research something every week sometimes more which consequently helps your presentation, and makes sure its not left to the last minute.

Okay so thats enough from me. I'll look forward to finding out our grade for all our hard work. I've really enjoying ranting my opinions about all different aspects of the Ripper. He's a few links for the musical clips we used in the presentation, because i haven't pasted them on here before




http://www.rippershow.com/video.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pYIZvP5Qn4 Jack the musical (opera)

Take care everyone x